Eat Cholesterol if you Want to Keep Your Muscle

This is one of my favorite talks by Steven Riechman, Professor of Kinesiology at Texas A&M.  He did this talk at the Huffines Discussion in 2011 and it is eye opening for many people.  Basically, low fat diets lead to muscle loss and in the elderly, disability.  Despite intense discussions, I still have many clients that FEAR cholesterol - no yolk, I'm serious.  This video has helped to sway a few.  This study basically found that individuals that followed the fat restrictions imposed by the American Heart Association lost muscle mass due to the cholesterol restriction.  Michael Phelps and many athletes take in 2000-3000mg of cholesterol per day - I think they know something that the medical community is missing.

Watch Video of Riechman Talk Here

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